Kim Kardashian’s Kitten Mercy Passes Away

Kim Kardashian has suffered a very sad loss this week as E! Online reported this Friday, Dec. 7, that the reality star’s pet kitten, named Mercy, passed away. Originally a gift from boyfriend Kanye West, the snow-white cat was confirmed to have died from a virus (often compared with a type of feline cancer) as a result of breeding.

“It is with deep sadness that I have to tell my fans that my pet kitten, Mercy, has passed away,” said Kim via her blog this Friday. “My heart is just broken.”

Kim Kardashian told E! News in early September after she received Mercy from Kanye West that she had truly wanted a white Persian cat her whole life. The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star was initially going to call the kitten Pearl before deciding to call the pristine feline Mercy after one of Kanye West’s own songs.